View attachment 20002]]>900Best $2K spent on a short trailThu, 17 Aug 2017 15:28:01 +0000http://forum.pugski.com/threads/best-2k-spent-on-a-short-trail.4947/
http://forum.pugski.com/threads/best-2k-spent-on-a-short-trail.4947/invalid@example.com (Frankly)Frankly
Say I have a $2000 budget. A Bobcat or small backhoe costs about $500/day to rent. It's wooded so I probably can't get a dump truck to dump any significant fill. What is the best way to spend $2000 on improving this...

View attachment 27714]]>24Ski Brands on BikesSun, 13 Aug 2017 18:59:10 +0000http://forum.pugski.com/threads/ski-brands-on-bikes.5584/
http://forum.pugski.com/threads/ski-brands-on-bikes.5584/invalid@example.com (Philpug)PhilpugHERE. They are in a long line of ski related brands that offered bikes, some successful, some, not so much.

Lets post some here. Now, it will be easy to rattle off the names but what fun is that. Do some work and find pictures like the one that I will start off with.

Research Dynamics (RD)

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Ski Brands on Bikes]]>11Suggestions for ~170mm bikes for park / lift riding?Sun, 13 Aug 2017 02:32:41 +0000http://forum.pugski.com/threads/suggestions-for-170mm-bikes-for-park-lift-riding.5467/
http://forum.pugski.com/threads/suggestions-for-170mm-bikes-for-park-lift-riding.5467/invalid@example.com (Monique)Monique
It's going to be tricky to demo a bike in this "enduro" category, especially in an appropriate size for me (eg, a small, MAYBE a medium). I may have to fly blind ...

Realistically, my SB5 would probably do just fine for what I ride - but...

The Trek Dirt Series runs camps throughout the western half of the US and Canada. It started as a camp specifically for women; these days, a few are co-ed. The coaches drive to the camp locations with a ton of pre-built obstacles - some drops, a jump, elevated wooden features, a teeter totter … all sorts of fun stuff. Some camps have the option of lift-serviced riding; others are trail only. As with many events designed to get women more involved with outdoor...

Even with 160 front, 140 rear, and a incredibly heavy build of 32 pounds and setup with minion dhf's it climbed nearly as well as the Ripley but still better than all other bikes. It handles eerily well with a balance and ease that no other bike i have ridden possesses. I did my usual test loop but went another 1/2 mile of...

Dammit! I demoed a Yeti SB5.5c today Anyone else see unicorns?]]>156What tools and spare parts have you actually used on a ride?Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:46:57 +0000http://forum.pugski.com/threads/what-tools-and-spare-parts-have-you-actually-used-on-a-ride.5299/
http://forum.pugski.com/threads/what-tools-and-spare-parts-have-you-actually-used-on-a-ride.5299/invalid@example.com (Monique)Monique
Off the top of my head, I've used:
Tire pump
CO2 cartridge
Chain tool
Powerlink
Some allen keys from a multi tool

There were two cases where I blew up my bike way beyond trail repair.

In one I somehow ripped the shifter cable out of the shifter. I could ride that out. That was during my one and only cyclocross race.